An article headlined “Group Brings Class Action Suit Against Huffman” in the Dec. 26, 2024, edition of the North Coast Journal mistakenly referred to The University of California College of the Law, San Francisco by its former name. The Journal regrets the error.
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Re: Huffman and Genocide
Editor: I read with interest the article on the class action lawsuit filed against Representatives Huffman and Thompson (“Group Brings Class Action Suit Against Huffman,” Dec. 26). As the article lays out in detail, the suit should be DOA for numerous reasons under well-established precedent. However, I would go further and argue that the plaintiffs’ […]
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Heather Mae Lenardo: 1975-2024
Heather Mae Lenardo, a beautiful baby girl with a full head of hair, was born on Christmas Day, Dec. 25, 1975, to Kathy Jorgensen (Bowser) and David Lenardo of Ferndale, California. With profound sadness and heavy hearts, we announce her unexpected passing on Nov. 23, 2024. Heather was born at Redwood Memorial Hospital in Fortuna, […]
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Nathalie Giacomini: 1930-2024
Nathalie Giacomini was born to Manuel and Julia Viegas in Rio Dell, California on Nov. 20, 1930. On Dec. 17, 2024 she passed peacefully at Redwood Memorial Hospital in Fortuna. She was a life-long resident of Humboldt County. Nathalie was the daughter of Portuguese immigrants. She once told us that when she began elementary school, […]
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NCJ Preview: Arcata Bike Library and Through Mark Larson’s Lens
On this week’s episode of the NCJ Preview, we peddle into 2025 as news editor Thadeus Greenson talks about California Local News Fellow Anne To’s story on the Arcata Bike Library. Also, arts and features editor Jennifer Fumiko Cahill shows some appreciation to photographer Mark Larson and his collection of photos from 2024. Find all […]
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Joan Anne Martien: 1943-2024
Joan Anne Martien was born May 6, 1943, to Lucille (Montijo) and Norman Martien, who worked as a wardrobe man at Twentieth-Century Fox Studios. Following her parents’ divorce a couple of years later, she and her mother and brother, Jerry, moved to her grandmother’s home in Redlands, where she attended elementary school. Her mother employed […]
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‘A Very Special Human’
Editor: Thank you for the article in praise of the life of Mark Campbell (‘A Big Heart,’ Dec. 19). His family, friends and the community lost a very special human. Surely, after a life full of purpose and good deeds, he earned angel wings upon his ascension to the other side. Teresa MacClelland, Humboldt Hill […]
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‘Violated Every Commandment’
Editor: I read the article concerning St. Mark’s pastor, Tyrel Bramwell and his blatant disregard of the tax code in the Daily section of the Dec. 19 edition of the NCJ with bewilderment. How is it possible that Pastor Bramwell and his congregation completely overlook Trump’s obvious character and personality defects? Allow me to enumerate: […]
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No Majority, Not Much Mandate
Editor: Donald Trump will be inaugurated president in January, because he won the majority of votes in the Electoral College where each state gets its own number of votes under specific rules including population. I have seen writers claiming that Trump won the majority of the popular vote as well (Mailbox, Dec. 19), with Trump […]
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‘Makes You Bad, Too’
Editor: Lauri Rose thinks I sounded a little fascistic in writing that the lesson of Trump’s victory is the voters are “too dumb” to see through the Republicans’ obvious lies and appeals to racism (Mailbox, Dec. 26). She thinks the voters are just deprived, not depraved, because they didn’t get proper schooling or whatever, and that […]
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Laughing Stock
Editor: I have struggled since the election to find some way to express my disgust and frustration that a clown who is a convicted felon could be elected to the presidency of this country … for a second time!!! It is almost beyond comprehension, and yet, there it is. I have been musing as to […]
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‘The Need is Greater Than Ever’
Editor: Happy 2025. Let’s take a moment and look at some of the events of 2024 and of 2020 (Top 10 Stories of 2024, Dec. 26). In 2024, Sen. McGuire was in town for the annual food drive over the Christmas Holidays. The need is greater than ever, as the food bank is now serving […]